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Matthew 16:17
And Jesus said to him,“ Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
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Matthew 21:16
and they said to Him,“ Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus* said to them,“ Yes. Have you never read,‘ From the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’?”
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Psalms 8:2
From the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have established strength Because of Your enemies, To do away with the enemy and the revengeful.
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Luke 10:21-24
At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said,“ I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for doing so was well pleasing in Your sight.All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son determines to reveal Him.”Turning to the disciples, He said privately,“ Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see;for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.”
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Acts 17:24
The God who made the world and everything that is in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made by hands;
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Romans 11:8-10
just as it is written:“ God gave them a spirit of stupor, Eyes to see not and ears to hear not, Down to this very day.”And David says,“ May their table become a snare and a trap, And a stumbling block and a retribution to them.May their eyes be darkened to see not, And bend their backs continually.”
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2 Corinthians 3 14
But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ.
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John 11:41
So they removed the stone. And Jesus raised His eyes, and said,“ Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
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John 9:39-41
And Jesus said,“ For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”Those who were with Him from the Pharisees heard these things and said to Him,“ We are not blind too, are we?”Jesus said to them,“ If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you maintain,‘ We see,’ your sin remains.
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Mark 4:10-12
As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve disciples, began asking Him about the parables.And He was saying to them,“ To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for those who are outside, everything comes in parables,so that while seeing they may see, and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear, and not understand, otherwise they might return and it would be forgiven them.”
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1 Corinthians 1 18-1 Corinthians 1 29
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.For it is written:“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the understanding of those who have understanding, I will confound.”Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world?For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness,but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.For the foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and the weakness of God is stronger than mankind.For consider your calling, brothers and sisters, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,and the insignificant things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,so that no human may boast before God.
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1 Corinthians 2 6-1 Corinthians 2 8
Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away;but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory;the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;
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Daniel 2:23
To You, God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given me wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You, For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”
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John 12:38-40
This happened so that the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke would be fulfilled:“ Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,“ He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, so that they will not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and be converted, and so I will not heal them.”
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Isaiah 29:18-19
On that day those who are deaf will hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of those who are blind will see.The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord, And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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Matthew 13:11-16
And Jesus answered them,“ To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.And in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,‘ You shall keep on listening, but shall not understand; And you shall keep on looking, but shall not perceive;For the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their heart, and return, And I would heal them.’But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
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Jeremiah 1:5-8
“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”Then I said,“ Oh, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth.”But the Lord said to me,“ Do not say,‘ I am a youth,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.Do not be afraid of them, For I am with you to save you,” declares the Lord.
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Matthew 18:3-4
and said,“ Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Luke 22:42
saying,“ Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
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Isaiah 66:1
This is what the Lord says:“ Heaven is My throne and the earth is the footstool for My feet. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
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Isaiah 29:10-14
For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep, He has shut your eyes— the prophets; And He has covered your heads— the seers.The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed book, which, when they give it to the one who is literate, saying,“ Please read this,” he will say,“ I cannot, because it is sealed.”Then the book will be given to the one who is illiterate, saying,“ Please read this.” And he will say,“ I cannot read.”Then the Lord said,“ Because this people approaches Me with their words And honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of the commandment of men that is taught;Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the understanding of their men who have understanding will be concealed.”
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Mark 10:14-16
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them,“ Allow the children to come to Me; do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
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Deuteronomy 10:14-15
Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.Yet the Lord set His affection on your fathers, to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, you over all the other peoples, as it is this day.
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1 Samuel 3 4-1 Samuel 3 21
that the Lord called Samuel; and he said,“ Here I am.”Then he ran to Eli and said,“ Here I am, for you called me.” But he said,“ I did not call, go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.And the Lord called yet again,“ Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said,“ Here I am, for you called me.” But he said,“ I did not call, my son, go back and lie down.”Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord yet been revealed to him.So the Lord called Samuel again for the third time. And he got up and went to Eli and said,“ Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.And Eli said to Samuel,“ Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say,‘ Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.Then the Lord came and stood, and called as at the other times:“ Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said,“ Speak, for Your servant is listening.”Then the Lord said to Samuel,“ Behold, I am going to do a thing in Israel, and both ears of everyone who hears about it will ring.On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken in regard to his house, from beginning to end.For I have told him that I am going to judge his house forever for the wrongdoing that he knew, because his sons were bringing a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the wrongdoing of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.”So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.Then Eli called Samuel and said,“ Samuel, my son.” And he said,“ Here I am.”He said,“ What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do the same to you, and more so, if you hide a single word from me of all the words that He spoke to you!”So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said,“ He is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him.”Now Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and He let none of his words fail.And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, because the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
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2 Thessalonians 2 13-2 Thessalonians 2 14
But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight!
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2 Corinthians 4 3-2 Corinthians 4 6
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond servants on account of Jesus.For God, who said,“ Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
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Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are of no account, But He does according to His will among the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can fend off His hand Or say to Him,‘ What have You done?’
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2 Kings 19 15
Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said,“ Lord, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
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Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom,“ I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
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Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him and said,“ Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
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1 Chronicles 29 13
Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.
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John 7:48-49
Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed!”
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1 Samuel 2 18
Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.
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1 Corinthians 3 18-1 Corinthians 3 20
Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written:“ He is the one who catches the wise by their craftiness”;and again,“ The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are useless.”
